Monthly Archives: August 2015

I’m tired of the LDS Church stereotyping members and non-members alike? If you are female, you are a nurturer and a homemaker. You cannot have a major decision-making position in the Church. If you are a male, you are the … Continue reading →

At a recent local Sacrament Meeting, our Ward Bishop gave an unusual talk. He encouraged us to be better members. And how do we become better members? I can only remember 3 of his 7 suggestions. The first was to … Continue reading →

With the recent release of photographs of one of Joseph Smith’s seer stones, the issue of Mormonism’s “magical” past is again at the forefront of scholarly discussions. I don’t have a problem with seer stones per se. After all, LDS … Continue reading →

by Justin Worland (Time, 31 Aug 2015) Below are four inventive ways that cities around the globe are working to conserve water: Floating Shade Balls: Los Angeles’s is using shade balls, which blocks the sun over reservoirs to prevent evaporation … Continue reading →

Last week, a friend and I installed playground equipment at 3 separate locations on the northeastern edge of the Navajo Nation. The first was at a preschool in Montezuma Creek, Utah. There we installed a domed-shaped, monkey-bar set that we … Continue reading →

These last few months have been a real struggle for me. For the last 50 years, I haven’t been a strong member. But things have gotten decidedly worse lately. So what has happened recently? Seer Stone: The recent pictures of … Continue reading →

I recently purchased an Ernest G. Untermann Sr. oil painting. In the last few years of life, Untermann joined his son and daughter-in-law at the Natural History Museum in Vernal, Utah. At the time, Ernest was in his 90’s. During … Continue reading →